I will be cleared: Mass murderer Jeremy Bamber plans for life beyond prison as he vows to prove his sister was guilty

Appeal: Jeremy Bamber arrives at the Court of Appeal in London for another failed attempt to clear his name in 2002

Mass Jeremy Bamber spoke today of his confidence that his
conviction for murdering five relatives would be overturned thanks to
new evidence against his sister.

The notorious inmate, serving a whole life term for the 1985
killings, even spoke of his plans for life beyond prison, saying he dreamt of buying a small farm.

A 14-page letter written by Bamber has emerged following the revelation that he has unearthed police logs which he says prove his sister Sheila Caffell responsible for the killings.

He claims schizophrenic Mrs Caffell - known as Bambi - shot her family before
turning the gun on herself.

In the letter Bamber, he alleges he was the victim of a conspiracy involving relatives and a former girlfriend out to frame him.

In extracts from a letter published in the Daily Mirror, Bamber
says: 'We now have evidence to directly link Sheila in a struggle with
my dad in the kitchen, a clear forensic link that is compelling to say
the least.

'Sheila's psychiatry files were not released to us. So building a
case against Sheila has not been easy but we have pretty much done so.'

Bamber, 49, also talks of his regret at not understanding his sister's condition before she died.

'With sadness now, as I have lived with many people with
schizophrenia and so don't blame Sheila any more - if anything I feel
guilty for not understanding about her condition and helping her more.'

Bamber has been behind bars for nearly 25 years for shooting his
wealthy adopted parents June and Nevill, Mrs Caffell and
her six-year-old twin sons Daniel and Nicholas at their farmhouse in
Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex.

Bamber, left, after being charged with the murders and, right, his sister Sheila. He claimed his father had phoned
him saying: 'Sheila's got the gun, she's gone crazy'

House of horrors: White House Farm where Bamber's adoptive parents, his sister and her twin sons were shot in August 1985

He claims to have unearthed new evidence in the shape of a police
phone log that suggests Nevill called police on the night of the
massacre, saying his daughter had 'gone berserk' and 'got hold of one
of my guns'.

In his letter, Bamber says: 'No doubt when my conviction is
overturned a public inquiry of some sort will get access to this
material and prove without doubt that Sheila was responsible.'

He also reveals his confidence that his conviction will be quashed, talking about his plans for when he is released from prison.

'Twenty-five years have passed since I came to prison - the outside world is very different and of course, so am I,' he says.

Missing log: The document titled, 'Daughter gone berserk', reveals a call was made to police from Mr Bamber stating Sheila had 'got hold of one of my guns'

'It'll take me some time to learn about all the new things and think about what I might like to do.

'If a little money comes my way, buying a small farm would perhaps
be fulfilling a dream but who knows what opportunities will come my
way, or if my inheritance will be returned.'

But I’d like to tell my story to give hope to
those who feel like giving up – because you never know what is around
the next corner and so the trick is to always hope that there is
something that will help.”

At the
trial, Bamber was accused of behaving inappropriately after the murders
and buying champagne for pals the evening after his parents’ funeral.

He defended this in the letter, saying: 'You ask me whether I would have done things differently, as if I
had control over how I coped with the grief of losing my whole family.

'I am certainly not alone in turning to alcohol in sorrow – nor in seeking the company of others who cared about me.'

Despite the new evidence Bamber's cousin David Boutflour, who played a key role in the case after uncovering a blood-stained silencer outside the house, described him as 'guilty as hell.'

'He should spend the rest of his life in jail. I have a family and if he was ever let out I would be seriously concerned for the safety of us all.'

Call one 3.26am: Police record a call from Bamber's father at White House Farm in Tolleshunt D'Arcy. Call two 3.36am: A call is logged from Jeremy Bamber at his home in Goldhanger. Could Bamber have travelled the short distance in 10 minutes to make both the calls?

The prosecution at Bamber’s trial said he committed the murders out
of greed, hoping to inherit a £500,000 fortune, and that he lied about
receiving a call from his 61-year-old father to frame his sister.

Mrs Caffell had referred to her twins as the ‘Devil’s children’ and detectives initially assumed she was behind the killings.

However
suspicion fell on Bamber when scratch marks were found on a kitchen
shelf above the Aga, allegedly caused by a silencer fitted to the
murder weapon.

A message on his website last month said the Criminal Cases Review
Commission was 'reviewing a wealth of new evidence which must surely
see Jeremy's case being referred back to the Court of Appeal'.

Last year he lost a Court of Appeal challenge against the order that he must die behind bars.

He has twice lost appeals against conviction.

Gunned down: Jeremy Bamber's parents Neville and June (above), and his sister Sheila with her children Daniel and Nicholas (below) were murdered in 1985

Last month respected crime author David James Smith became the first journalist to interview Bamber in prison and said he found him ‘all too human and understandable’.

‘Except for the part of him that I felt was hidden,’ he added chillingly.

‘The
corner of his soul that carried the knowledge of what had really
happened that night 25 years ago, and who had really killed his family.

‘He knows the truth. And he is the only person in the world who does.’

Even
if Bamber’s conviction is eventually quashed by the Court of Appeal, it
is highly likely a re-trial would be ordered because of the seriousness
of the case.

Happy family: Jeremy Bamber with his mother June and sister Sheila in the kitchen at the White House farmhouse